How is speeding by 10 percent calculated?
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The formula for speeding by 10 percent is: (actual speed - speed limit)/speed limit = 10%. If the speed limit is 60, then an actual speed of 66 constitutes speeding by 10 percent. According to legal regulations, ordinary vehicles exceeding the speed limit by more than 10% but less than 20% on highways will be fined 50 yuan and receive 3 penalty points. Penalties for speeding on highways: 1. Medium-sized or larger passenger vehicles, cargo vehicles, school buses, and dangerous goods transport vehicles exceeding the speed limit by more than 20% on highways will receive 12 penalty points; other vehicles exceeding the speed limit by more than 50% on highways will receive 12 penalty points and a fine of 200-2000 yuan. 2. Exceeding the speed limit by more than 20% but less than 50% on highways will result in 6 penalty points and a fine of 20-200 yuan. 3. Exceeding the speed limit by more than 10% but less than 20% on highways will result in 3 penalty points and a fine of 20-200 yuan.
After driving on highways for so many years, I've learned there's a trick to calculating speeding. Speeding by 10% means exceeding the speed limit by one-tenth. For example, on a highway with a 100 km/h limit, going 110 km/h (100×0.1=10) counts as 10% over. This calculation applies universally across all speed-limited sections—if the limit's 120 km/h, then 132 km/h would be 10% over. But remember, while some areas may not fine you for going up to 10% over, in special zones like tunnels or school areas, you'll still get 3 points deducted. I've seen plenty of drivers at toll booths thinking 112 km/h is fine in a 100 km/h zone, only to get caught.
